The Final Cast of the 2017 PKC World Championship has left the Marion County Fairgrounds around 12:15 AM CDT. They are heading to the casting area under cloudy skies, with a 5 mph wind at 38 degrees....We should have some action very shortly...The cast has arrived at the hunting spot, just northwest of Salem...Dogs are being collared up...They were cast at 12:56 AM...Studly struck for 100 points and Thor struck for 75 points...Studly is treed for 100 points and Thor is treed for 75 points...The cast was only about 100 yards from the dogs treeing...Thor minused -75 for being off tree...Cast is only 100 yards from tree...Thor went back into tree and Casey treed him for 25...Both dogs are handled...Tree minused, Studly gets 200-, Thor gets a total of 175-...Thor and Studly walked a minute and cast...3sum struck 100, treed 100...Thor struck 75 with a line...Studly struck for 50 and split treed for 100...Studly is left-handed of 3sum...The raccoon is found quickly, plus up 3sum 200+...3sum walked a minute and recast...Studly's groceries are found quickly as well, give him 150+...Studly walked a minute and recast...Re-strike 3sum for 25, restrike Studly for 25...Tree 3sum for 100...Tree Studly for 50...Scoring tree...Circle them up, 3sum 125c & Studly 75c...Thor is treed for 100, leashlocking 3sum & Studly...On the way to Thor's tree...Scoring Thor...Circle up Thor 175c...All three dogs are walked a minute and recast for a fresh set of strike points...Strike Studly 100...Strike 3sum 75...Strike Thor 50...Stationary on 3sum...Thor is trailing deeper...Stationary broke...It's halftime...Studly treed for 100...3sum split treed for 100 in front of the cast...Studly is right handed...Scoring Studly's tree...Thor is also handled at Studly's tree...Circle Studly 200c, delete Thor's 50 strike...Walking to 3sum's tree with Studly and Thor leashlocked...Scoring 3sum...We are in the 4th quarter now...3sum's tree is circled 175c...All three dogs are recast for a new set of strike points...Scores at this point:3sum; 200+Thor; 175-Stud; 50-...With 17 minutes to go Studly is struck for 100...Six workin'...Six broke...3sum struck for 75...Studly treed for 100...Thor struck for 50 with a line...Seven minutes left...Plus up Studly 200+...Two minutes left...Studly struck 25...Thor treed 100...3sum treed 50...The hunt is over, with a tree to score a long way off...Stay tuned...Plus up 3sum both ways, he is your 2017 PKC World Champion!!...Did not score Thor's tree, it was deleted because it did not matter...Final Scores: